Hey all,
I have about 3.5 years expereince with Cisco switches, I'm pretty good with the CLI and Cisco fundamentals. Most of my knowledge comes from the CCNA ICND books, and courses. How hard is it to go from using stricly nothing but Cisco networking devices to Foundry? Please tell me it's not near as bad as switching from Windows to Linux. lol
The reason I ask is, I went to a job interview today, which I think went really well. Except for one minor thing, The employer mentioned that they are in the process of ditching all of their Cisco routers and switches in favor of Foundry.
If I did happend to get the job, and worked with Foundry networking devices, will I be able to one day go back to using Cisco with ease?
I have heard from others that have Foundry expereince they really liked it. The job I am applying for is with a large not for profit organization and I do not see them going away in 10 years. They have branches across the nation but as far as I know only this main one is going to change to Foundry. They will retain PIX Firewall's and some Cisco VPN's so I will have some Cisco interaction.
Basically I'm wondering if it would be better for me to hold out for a different job, (I have applied to a City newtork admin opening) for job security? Does anyone think Foundry will remain around for 10-20 years from now?
But I'm in the process of starting a new career and am just wondering if I should hold out for a different position in which they use Cisco. I understand in the end we're still talking TCP/IP here v4 and v6 will remain either way, but I can't help but feel uneasy.
Any input is appreciated.